| Main Entry: |
straightforward |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, barefaced,
candid,
direct,
forthright,
frank,
genuine,
guileless,
honorable,
just, laid on the line,
level, like it is,
mellow*,
open,
outspoken,
plain, plain-dealing, pretenseless, right-on,
sincere, square-shooting,
straight, straight-arrow, talking turkey,
truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, undissembling,
unequivocal, unvarnished, up front,
upright, upstanding,
veracious
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Antonyms: |
deceitful, devious, dishonest
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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